On War and Leadership: The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf - Couverture rigide

Connelly, Michael Owen

 
9780691031866: On War and Leadership: The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 069103186X ISBN 13 : 9780691031866
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2002

Synopsis

What can we learn about leadership and the experience of war from some of best combat leaders the world has ever known? This title takes us behind the scenes and to the front lines of the major wars that have been fought since the 1750s through the words of 20 combat commanders. What they have to say - which is remarkably similar across generational, national and ideological divides - provides an interesting take on military history by those who lived it. The leaders showcased here range from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf. They include such diverse figures as Napoleon Bonaparte, commanders on both sides of the Civil War (William Tecumseh Sherman and Stonewall Jackson), German and American World War II generals (Rommel and Patton), a veteran of the Arab-Israeli wars (Moshe Dayan) and leaders from both sides of the Vietnam War (Vo Nguyen Giap and Harold Moore). What they have had in common is an understanding of the art of command and a willingness to lead from the front. All earned the respect and loyalty of those they led - and moved them to risk death. The practices of these commanders apply to any leadership situation, whether military, business, political, athletic o

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À propos de l?auteur

Owen Connelly is the McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. An ex-captain of U.S. Army Rangers, he did two years' duty in the Korean War and was later executive officer of the Rangers' Amphibious and Jungle Warfare Training Camp in Florida. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in 1989 and 1995. His many books include "Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms", "The Gentle Bonaparte", "The Epoch of Napoleon", "Blundering to Glory", and the widely used text "French Revolution and Napoleonic Era."

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
069103186X
ISBN 13 
9780691031866
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0691123691 ISBN 13 :  9780691123691
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2005
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